How long will a Toyota engine last?

Question

If you buy a Toyota car with a odometer reading of 100,000 kms, assuming its in good codistion, with proper maintenance, How long or at what odometer reading will it start to burn oil?

Answer 1

I believe if previous owner had taken car of it, you should be able to get 250-400,000 KM See why below.

100,000 = about 62,000 miles right? Ask, (and hopefully believe the previous owner), when they changed the oil. or look for receipts. Look at the general condition of the car. If owner garaged, and or kept really clean, more than likely a car freak like myself and religously changed the oil. Which can be the most important thing! Look at dipstick for oil, should light brown and should not smell of gas, and tranny dipstick, should be RED, not Brown. These will give you sense of how the car was taken car of too.

Today's fuel injected cars control air gas mix better than old carb models. older carb models would drip gas and make a wear out spot on the piston. Any car can burn a liter / (qt) every 3000 miles(5000KM) but I do not think you should have that problem at least at first.

Do not change oil viscosity on car until you truely need to. Todays engine tolerances are so much closer, putting in higher oils such as 20W-50 will cause problems. (heavier oils for old cars and race cars and such, with more ring slop).

Answer 2

It will last a long time--gas mileage should be a little worse but nothing to scream at mom about,the only suggestion I have is to know if the timing belt has been replaced.100000 miles is when it's due and if it hasn't been done then do it! with some engines if the timing belt breaks then the motor goes to the crapper-imports being more likely than domestic.what happens is the valves hit the piston(bad bad stuff)so if you are buying a car at 100000 miles then chances are someone doesn't want to pay for a new timing belt and they are passing that expense on to you.Oh and about that oil thing,chances are that it wont burn enough oil to worry about between oil changes.good luck

Answer 3

In my experiences, a Toyota engine needs to have the timing (belt, chain)? replaced at about 150,000 miles (240,000 km). If you don't do this, it will suddenly give out and when it does, you have to pull over immediately and shut off the car or you will destroy the engine. As for burning oil, I wouldn't worry about it too much as long as you check the oil level regularly and keep it where it is supposed to be.

Answer 4

I owned a 1984 Toyota truck with the 22RE motor/Auto in it and it only lasted about 2500 miles before I was replacing it with another one. First model 22RE's have MAJOR design flaws STAY FAR FAR away from this motor. The 22R however is a VERY good reliable motor. My second truck was an 85 $x$ with a 22R and 5 speed. That motr was Awesome except I kept blowing the Transmission out in it.

Answer 5

Corollas are probably the most reliable car on the road today. I've seen these cars abused to an extreme degree, and they still keep on truckin'. I rarely see one in the shop for more than just maintenance. My only complaint is that their timing chain tensioners tend to leak over time, which isn't a big deal. Keep in mind that cars don't have expiration dates, nowadays most of them just keep running as long as they're being taken care of. If you blow up a Corolla engine, you don't belong near a car.

Answer 6

Toyotas will EASILY last 250,000-300,000 miles. Don't worry about the OD so much, Toyotas are great cars & will last for a LONG time with proper maintenance.

Answer 7

Hi and welcome

A Toyota will last as long as you take care of it ,oil changes 3k and trans services and basic care as far as how much mileage to expect that depends on you and your driving conditions like highway miles or city driving , I'm a master Toyota tech in a Toyota dealership and some of my good customers that i have serviced
for many years have way over 250-350k That's great. Toyota is a very good product ... Thanks very good question.????

Answer 8

Our Toyota Corolla has little over 200K on it and going VERY strong. I expect it to reach 300K easily. We take very good care. I change the oil myself because I ve watched a hidden camera investigation showing what goes on in the oil change places. I use full synthetic oil, and I change it sooner than recommended.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i own a repair shop,and the longest i ever seen one go was 485 thousand miles ,,ans that was on a 78 Toyota corolla with a carburetor on it,,i owned it for a few of those miles,,and i sold it when it hit the 200 thousand mile mark,,i thought it was worn out,but not so,,as far as i know its still going today a little rusty,,but still running good